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Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF
VBR

295 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.85B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 146 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

244% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.04M | Put options by funds: $591K

143% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 146 | Existing positions reduced: 60

82% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 17

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.63B → $1.85B (+$226M)

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 26 → 27 (+1)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 285 → 295 (+10)

0.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 33.82% → 34.22% (+0.4%)

Holders
295
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+3.51%
% of All Funds
7.86%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+3.85%
% of All Funds
0.72%
New
31
Increased
146
Reduced
60
Closed
17
Calls
$2.04M
Puts
$591K
Net Calls
+$1.44M
Net Calls Change
+$19.4M

Top Buyers

1
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
+$28M
2
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
+$22.4M
3
Betterment LLC
Betterment LLC
New York
+$19.9M
4
LIC
Lodestar Investment Counsel
Illinois
+$15.8M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$13.1M

Top Sellers

1
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$21.4M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.49M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$3.39M
4
CCM
Condor Capital Management
New Jersey
-$2.35M
5
Natixis Advisors
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
-$1.51M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$218M +$6.04M +56,875 +3%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$182M +$13.1M +123,293 +8%
PNC Financial Services Group
3
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$95.8M -$402K -3,784 -0.4%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$95.1M +$9.44M +88,951 +11%
MAA
5
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$80.6M +$22.4M +210,507 +40%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$72.4M +$108K +1,018 +0.2%
LC
7
Lourd Capital
California
$61M +$1.29M +12,158 +2%
Betterment LLC
8
Betterment LLC
New York
$45.8M +$19.9M +187,703 +81%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$43.6M +$4.87M +45,846 +13%
TCT
10
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
$41.9M +$2.44M +22,974 +6%
Envestnet Asset Management
11
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$37.4M +$12.2M +114,592 +51%
EA
12
Efficient Advisors
Ohio
$35.9M +$422K +3,970 +1%
WBG
13
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$33.5M +$165K +1,550 +0.5%
USAA
14
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$28.9M +$28M +264,000 New
TCM
15
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
$27.9M +$5.99M +56,419 +28%
AssetMark Inc
16
AssetMark Inc
California
$24.8M +$2.3M +21,650 +11%
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$23.9M +$1.07M +10,069 +5%
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$21.9M +$1.16M +10,904 +6%
UCFA
19
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$21.9M +$8.02M +75,571 +60%
Commonwealth Equity Services
20
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$20.7M +$5.62M +52,971 +39%
Creative Planning
21
Creative Planning
Kansas
$19.5M +$5.59M +52,658 +42%
MWM
22
Modera Wealth Management
New Jersey
$17M +$522K +4,915 +3%
LIC
23
Lodestar Investment Counsel
Illinois
$16.3M +$15.8M +148,872 New
WA
24
Wealth Architects
California
$15.3M -$745K -7,013 -5%
NFG
25
Noven Financial Group
Colorado
$14.7M +$109K +1,027 +0.8%
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VBR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

295 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (VBR) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $1.85B — up 14% from $1.63B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new VBR positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 146 added to existing stakes and 60 trimmed.

The largest buyer was United Services Automobile Association, opening a new position worth an estimated $28M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, exiting entirely with an estimated $21.4M sold.

  • 295 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (VBR) as of Q1 2015, up from 285 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.85B of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 17 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $28M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $21.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.